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Top 10: What is your favourite after-school snack, and why?

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  • Students share their go-to choices for a quick bite when classes are over
  • This week’s question: What is the funniest Wi-fi name you have seen?
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Fears of false accusations surround Hong Kong’s new child abuse bill

by Sue Ng
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  • One mother shares her story of being questioned by police over her son’s accidental injury, saying ‘my life has been ruined by the incident’
  • Director of Concern for Grassroots’ Livelihood Alliance voiced concerns over unclear definitions of abuse, reporting to police in first instance
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MoviesMovie reviews

Horror film ‘It Lives Inside’ has fresh take on immigrant teen story

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  • Megan Suri from ‘Never Have I Ever’ plays an Indian-American teen trying to blend in – while trying to escape a monster
  • Feature debut from Bishal Duttal will startle and spook, but fails to find a consistent tone
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Hong Kong set to open ‘community living room’ for residents of subdivided flats

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  • Space on Fuk Wah Street in Sham Shui Po will provide residents with 8,000 sq ft of additional room to do homework, shower, cook and eat
  • Authorities also preparing to launch second round of mentorship programme for underprivileged junior secondary school students
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LivingFrom YP readers

Help! My classmate is bullying me, and she says it’s her ‘freedom’ to do it

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  • Each week, we respond to a question from our readers and give advice and resources they can turn to
  • This week, we give one student tips on how to handle a bully: walk away, speak to a teacher and don’t react
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Hong Kong

Former students launch petition to save Hong Kong’s Rosaryhill School

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  • Open letter to school sponsors Dominican Missions wants answers on what led to the decision to turn over control to Dalton School Hong Kong
  • Accompanying petition against change has already attracted about 370 signatures from ex-pupils and former teachers
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EnvironmentClimate change

Climate crisis has ‘opened the gates to hell’, UN chief tells summit

by Agence France-Presse
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  • Leading polluters China and the US were absent from event; only leaders with concrete plans to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions were invited
  • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, also not present at the summit, announced roll back of environmental policies, including one regarding cars run on fossil fuels
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Hong Kong

First Hong Kong-made satellite set to launch in November

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  • Hong Kong Satellite Manufacturing Centre says research, assembly and testing have succeeded
  • Manufacturer says its aims to produce one satellite a day for commercial use starting next year
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FeaturesChina

Chinese youths trade city living for ceramics

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  • China’s ‘Porcelain Capital’ Jingdezhen has seen an influx of young professionals eager to escape the rat race
  • Sluggish economy means fewer opportunities for Chinese millennials, who face low pay and unemployment rates of more than 20 per cent
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NewsWeird news

Starbucks to face lawsuit claiming its fruit drinks are missing fruit

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  • Consumers complained some of the coffee giant’s drinks, such as the Mango Dragonfruit and Strawberry Açai Refreshers, contained none of the advertised mango, passion fruit or açai
  • Company countered that the names refer to the flavours, not ingredients
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FeaturesHong Kong

SOTY 22/23: Love for Cantonese wins Diocesan Girls’ School student Linguist second runner-up

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  • Christy Lee Hei-tung explores her passion for the language through Cantopop, Chinese debate team
  • Teen is also interested in science and tech: in 2021, she worked with her classmates to create ‘asthma detector’ using artificial intelligence, earning the Soong Ching Ling Award for Children’s Invention
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Hong KongEducation

Students, teachers at Rosaryhill Secondary School react to closure

by Kelly Fung
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  • Dominican Missions, the school’s sponsoring body, announced decision on Friday to close in the 2025-26 academic year; kindergarten and primary sections will merge with Dalton School Hong Kong
  • School supervisor cited falling enrolment numbers, financial challenges as reason for the move, but principal said student numbers had increased
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BTS’ Suga starts military service this week, and his label wants fans to stay away

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  • Suga is the third member of the K-pop group to fulfil his military commitment; Jin began his enlistment in December 2022 and J-Hope started in April
  • Group’s label Bighit asked fans not to gather at military base, ‘convey your warm regards in your hearts only’
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Secondary students explore integration of science and technology on trip to Macau

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  • Form One to Six pupils from the city joined Macau students on trip organised by the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences
  • Last October, city leader John Lee set a goal to have at least 35 per cent of students studying STEAM subjects at publicly funded universities in the coming five years
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